Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 8th October, 1946
- Died
- Thursday, 10th October, 2024 (Aged 78 years and 2 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1972
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979
- European Championship
- 1969/1970, 1978/1979
- Premiership Trophy
- 1981/1982
- Challenge Cup
- 1980/1981
- Preseason Cup
- 1976
- Midweek Cup
- 1976
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1980
Known Family Links
- Cousin
- Roger Millward
Biography
Superbly gifted Great Britain Test forward (1973 Ashes series) declined to tour with the 1974 Lions, preferring to sign with C’bury instead. Lockwood's deft ball skills and inspirational efforts on the field carried a team of C’bury youngsters into the 1974 grand final. He later went to Balmain where the club experienced success in the 1976 pre-season and Amco Cup finals, before enjoying a belated tour with the Lions in 1979.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 17 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 76.47% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Castleford Tigers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 62 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 53.23% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 49 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 55.10% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 49 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 55.10% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 167 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 118 | 60 | 11 | 70.66% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| England | 1970, 1979 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Great Britain | 1972-74, 1978-79 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1970-1979 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1972-1979 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1972 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1974 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1975 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 47.06% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1976 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1977 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 59.09% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | 1974 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | 1975-77 | 46 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1974-1977 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 53.23% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Oldham | 1980/81 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Widnes | 1980/81 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Widnes | 1981/82 | 30 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Widnes | 1982/83 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 87.50% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Widnes | 1980-82 | 53 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 71.70% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1980 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1983 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 63.24% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
23 Jul 2009 10:25pm
I played alongside Brian Lockwood in 1975 & 1976, I rate him as one of the best players I have seen. In his debut match with the Tigers we were thrashed 39-2 by south sydney. I wondered what brian thought he had got into. Anyway Souths finished last and we played off for the semis. In '76 we won the pre-season final against Manly & we won the Amco cup. Brian had a huge influence on these games. People still talk about his flick pass in combo with Neil Pringle. He was a champion.
28 Jun 2014 9:08pm
I tried to emulate my game on Brians style. I believe that he was the best Ball player of his time, even greater than BEETSON. He would commit players with ball skills and then get the ball away without being touched. I always thought that was the better way to play RL especially as a Front- Rower. He still remains strong in my memory along with Bill Kirkbride.
12 Apr 2017 1:09am
Thank you for your lovely words about my dad Brian Lockwood, as a child I loved going to watch him play then go on to coach, I was born in Sydney in 1976 while he was playing out there so Australia had a special place in my heart .
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